Quality of life comparison

be 60.5% less likely to be obese

In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

be 9.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Israel, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 15.8 years less

In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

make 94.0% less money

Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2023.

be 91.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gambia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.

have 42.9% more children

In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 152.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 40.6% less likely to be literate

In Israel, the literacy rate is 97.8% as of 2011. In Gambia, it is 58.1% as of 2021.

be 10.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Israel, approximately 3.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 34.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Israel, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Gambia, 65% of the population do as of 2022.

be 63.3% less likely to have internet access

In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 10.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Israel, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 90% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 60.6% less on education

Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 68.7% less on healthcare

Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 70.7% less coastline

Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.